{"id":50201,"date":"2021-12-21T13:27:08","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T18:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/?p=50201"},"modified":"2024-12-16T19:04:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T00:04:49","slug":"macaulay-librarys-best-bird-photos-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/macaulay-librarys-best-bird-photos-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Macaulay Library's Best Bird Photos 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group sidebar-alignright sidebar-space order-bottom\"><div class=\"article-list list-style alignright\"><h2 class=\"article-list-header\">More From Living Bird<\/h2><ul><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/STBeeeater-pohlen189329381-FI-1280x720.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/STBeeeater-pohlen189329381-FI-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/STBeeeater-pohlen189329381-FI-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/STBeeeater-pohlen189329381-FI-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/STBeeeater-pohlen189329381-FI-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/STBeeeater-pohlen189329381-FI-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/STBeeeater-pohlen189329381-FI.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"Living Bird Winter 2022 cover image - Swallow-tailed Bee-eater by Zak Pohlen\/Macaulay Library.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Living Bird Winter 2022\u2014Table of Contents<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media  content-living-bird-toc\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/living-bird-latest.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/living-bird-latest.png 720w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/living-bird-latest-240x180.png 240w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/living-bird-latest-480x360.png 480w\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"Living Bird-latest issue\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Living Bird Magazine\u2014Latest Issue<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media  content-article\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/living-bird-acrhive.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/living-bird-acrhive.png 720w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/living-bird-acrhive-240x180.png 240w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/living-bird-acrhive-480x360.png 480w\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"Living Bird archives\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Living Bird Magazine Archives<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<p><small>Photos selected by <em>Living Bird<\/em> and Macaulay Library staff, including Jessie Barry, Jay McGowan, Andrew Spencer, Kathi Borgmann, Cullen Hanks, Gustave Axelson, Joanne Avila, Marc Devokaitis, and Jillian Ditner. From the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/living-bird-winter-2022-table-of-contents\">Winter 2022<\/a> issue of <em>Living Bird<\/em> magazine. <a href=\"https:\/\/join.birds.cornell.edu\/page\/14522\/donate\/1\">Subscribe now<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n<p>The Macaulay Library, originally the Library of Natural Sounds, began collect\u00ading and preserving animal sounds in 1929. By 2015 the library expanded to include photos of birds. Thanks to more than 100,000 eBirders and photographers, today\u2019s Macaulay Library is filled with absolutely stunning shots of birds, some of which are on display in this article.<\/p>\n<p>One of the things that makes the library so special is the natural history captured\u2014not only glamor shots of birds, but also images highlighting behaviors, like the Musk Duck (in this article) that\u2019s puffing out the black lobe below its bill and fanning its tail in a territorial dispute. Special moments captured in the nick of time. \u201cThe photos in the library,\u201d says Mike Webster, director of the Macaulay Library, \u201ccapture dazzling colors, acrobatic behav\u00adiors, and rare sights that few of us will witness in person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The images and audio in the Macaulay Library also power birding tools like the Merlin Bird ID app, and they fuel research aimed at understanding and protecting the world\u2019s biodiversity. Scientists are now mining the photos in the library to better understand diets, plumage variation, and other understudied aspects of bird biology. More than 25,000 photos are added to the Macaulay Library daily, building the world\u2019s best photographic archive of birds. Webster calls it \u201ca treasure trove for researchers. They can dig in and get answers to a myriad of questions to help us understand birds.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large dark\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MGSunbird-1900-Chotjuckdikul.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                  <figcaption><em>Mrs. Gould&#8217;s Sunbird, Thailand, by <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/301769681\">Natthaphat Chotjuckdikul\/Macaulay Library<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption>\n                <\/figure>\n<h2>Birds of Many Colors<\/h2>\n<p class=\"centered\">The full spectrum and splendor of the world\u2019s birdlife are on full display among the photos of 10,346 bird species in the Macaulay Library archives. \u201cColor is a fundamental aspect of birding\u2014it\u2019s often how we humans identify species,\u201d says Kathi Borgmann, Macaulay Library communications coordinator. \u201cBut color is also important for birds, for signaling, choosing mates, hiding, and more.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"nanogallery\"><a href=\"81752241\" data-ngthumb=\"81752241\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/81752241\">Guianan Cock-of-the-rock, Suriname, by John C. Mittermeier<\/a><br \/><a href=\"168467241\" data-ngthumb=\"168467241\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/168467241\">Agami Heron, Colombia, by Andr\u00e9s Posada<\/a><br \/><a href=\"189329381\" data-ngthumb=\"189329381\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/189329381\">Swallow-tailed Bee-eater, Uganda, by Zak Pohlen<\/a><br \/><a href=\"200538821\" data-ngthumb=\"200538821\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/200538821\">Blue Pitta, Thailand, by Dorian Anderson<\/a><br \/><a href=\"206437691\" data-ngthumb=\"206437691\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/206437691\">Shining Sunbeam, Ecuador, by Jory Teltser<\/a><br \/><a href=\"209559001\" data-ngthumb=\"209559001\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/209559001\">Whitehead&#8217;s Trogon, Malaysia, by Jonathan Eckerson<\/a><br \/><a href=\"89267191\" data-ngthumb=\"89267191\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/89267191\">Cuban Tody, Cuba, by Christoph Moning<\/a><br \/><a href=\"182455611\" data-ngthumb=\"182455611\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/182455611\">Bluethroat, USA, by Bryan Calk<\/a><br \/><a href=\"199409711\" data-ngthumb=\"199409711\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/199409711\">Multicolored Tanager, Colombia, by David Monroy Rengifo<\/a><br \/><a href=\"209760311\" data-ngthumb=\"209760311\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/209760311\">Steller&#8217;s Jay, USA, by Fyn Kynd<\/a><br \/><a href=\"296862641\" data-ngthumb=\"296862641\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/296862641\">Anna&#8217;s Hummingbird, USA, by Ryan Sanderson<\/a><br \/><a href=\"351087111\" data-ngthumb=\"351087111\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/351087111\">Green Broadbill, Singapore, by Saravanan Krishnamurthy<\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large dark\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/UGoose-Garcia1900-53600391.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                  <figcaption><em>Upland Goose, Argentina, by <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/53600391\">Dominic Garcia-Hall\/Macaulay Library<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption>\n                <\/figure>\n<h2>Birdscapes<\/h2>\n<p class=\"centered\">Birds so often are products of their environments, and for some birds their favored environment shows up in their common name. Take the Upland Goose for instance\u2014proof that not all geese are associated with water, as it frequents the high-elevation steppes in Patagonia. The Torrent Duck is also aptly named, as it is always found close to rocky rapids with well-oxygenated waters that host the particular kind of insect larvae that are the duck\u2019s main food source.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nanogallery\"><a href=\"305348951\" data-ngthumb=\"305348951\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/305348951\">Royal Albatross, Australia, by JJ Harrison<\/a><br \/><a href=\"73865301\" data-ngthumb=\"73865301\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/73865301\">Torrent Duck, Chile, by Hederd Torres Garc\u00eda<\/a><br \/><a href=\"365896161\" data-ngthumb=\"365896161\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/365896161\">Dusky Grouse, USA, by Joshua Covill<\/a><br \/><a href=\"63736531\" data-ngthumb=\"63736531\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/63736531\">Mallard, Germany, by Christoph Moning<\/a><br \/><a href=\"327426851\" data-ngthumb=\"327426851\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/327426851\">Willet, USA, by Derek Hameister<\/a><br \/><a href=\"35444651\" data-ngthumb=\"35444651\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/35444651\">Lesser Rhea, Chile, by Dominic Garcia-Hall<\/a><br \/><a href=\"80794011\" data-ngthumb=\"80794011\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/80794011\">Green Peafowl, Thailand, by Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok<\/a><br \/><a href=\"128086411\" data-ngthumb=\"128086411\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/128086411\">Surfbird, Oregon, by Bryan Calk<\/a><br \/><a href=\"295669421\" data-ngthumb=\"295669421\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/295669421\">Boreal Chickadee, Canada, by Anne Auclair Moe<\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large dark\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GGOwl-Rekila-1900-210883731.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                  <figcaption><em>Great Gray Owl, Finland, by <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/210883731\">Matti Rekil\u00e4\/Macaulay Library<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption>\n                <\/figure>\n<h2>In Flight<\/h2>\n<p class=\"centered\">Action shots are among the most difficult to capture in bird photography. Yet the many talented photographers who contribute to the Macaulay Library show the array of ways that birds hover, dive, swoop, and soar. For Argentine photographer Pablo Re, preparation makes the difference in getting the perfect action shot: \u201cFor all my photos, I investigate the behavior of the bird beforehand. In the particular case of the White Monjita, she was perched on a bush and made repetitive movements, which helped me prepare the photo. The White Monjita is a fairly common bird, but it is very distrustful. I was lucky she was very entertaining and she let me get close.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"nanogallery\"><a href=\"31447761\" data-ngthumb=\"31447761\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/31447761\">White-tailed Ptarmigan, USA, by Andrew Spencer<\/a><br \/><a href=\"167803841\" data-ngthumb=\"167803841\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/167803841\">Black-legged Kittiwake and Parasitic Jaeger, Svalbard (Norway), by Doug Gochfeld<\/a><br \/><a href=\"177232051\" data-ngthumb=\"177232051\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/177232051\">White Monjita, Argentina, by Pablo Re<\/a><br \/><a href=\"202213251\" data-ngthumb=\"202213251\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/202213251\">Ruby-topaz Hummingbird, Aruba, by Michiel Oversteegen<\/a><br \/><a href=\"203357431\" data-ngthumb=\"203357431\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/203357431\">Magnificent Frigatebird, USA, by Chris Brown<\/a><br \/><a href=\"299840311\" data-ngthumb=\"299840311\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/299840311\">Chatham Albatross, New Zealand, by Michael Stubblefield<\/a><br \/><a href=\"300411901\" data-ngthumb=\"300411901\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/300411901\">Bearded Vulture, Spain, by Marc G\u00e1lvez<\/a><br \/><a href=\"305062651\" data-ngthumb=\"305062651\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/305062651\">Lapland Longspurs, USA, by Ed Wransky<\/a><br \/><a href=\"306170191\" data-ngthumb=\"306170191\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/306170191\">Barn Owl, England, by Ben Lucking<\/a><br \/><a href=\"307844991\" data-ngthumb=\"307844991\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/307844991\">Lapland Longspur, USA, by Ryan Sanderson<\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large dark\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/HMerganser-Anderson-1900-75782071.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                  <figcaption><em>Hooded Merganser, USA, by <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/75782071\">Dorian Anderson\/Macaulay Library.<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption>\n                <\/figure>\n<h2>Rare Moments<\/h2>\n<p class=\"centered\">Hidden among the millions of Macaulay Library photos are several uncommon sights, from a Northern Cassowary with its neck and wattle fully puffed up for a breeding display, to a ghostly looking leucistic American Crow\u2014to a Brown Skua foraging for food up a seal\u2019s nose.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nanogallery\"><a href=\"215030701\" data-ngthumb=\"215030701\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/215030701\">Northern Cassowary, Indonesia, by Daniel Lopez Velasco<\/a><br \/><a href=\"194106121\" data-ngthumb=\"194106121\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/194106121\">Kagu, New Caledonia, by David Irving<\/a><br \/><a href=\"269969201\" data-ngthumb=\"269969201\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/269969201\">American Crow, Canada, by Gord Gadsden<\/a><br \/><a href=\"80638721\" data-ngthumb=\"80638721\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/80638721\">Brown Skua, Macquarie Island (Australia), by Robert Hamilton<\/a><br \/><a href=\"166003391\" data-ngthumb=\"166003391\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/166003391\">Least Bittern, USA, by Davey Walters<\/a><br \/><a href=\"112482771\" data-ngthumb=\"112482771\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/112482771\">Musk Duck, Australia, by Lissa Ryan<\/a><br \/><a href=\"286309361\" data-ngthumb=\"286309361\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/286309361\">Great Bustard, Spain, by Ana Mendes do Carmo<\/a><br \/><a href=\"32274081\" data-ngthumb=\"32274081\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/32274081\">Adelie Penguins, Antarctica, by Brian Sullivan<\/a><br \/><a href=\"209168821\" data-ngthumb=\"209168821\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/209168821\">Bat Falcon, Brazil, by Nicole Desnoyers<\/a><br \/><a href=\"211099661\" data-ngthumb=\"211099661\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/211099661\">Bar-tailed Godwit, Australia, by JJ Harrison<\/a><br \/><a href=\"278091841\" data-ngthumb=\"278091841\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/278091841\">Burrowing Owl, USA, by Brian Browne<\/a><br \/><a href=\"286231041\" data-ngthumb=\"286231041\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/286231041\">Red Crossbills, Canada, by Sean McElaney<\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large dark\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GEgret-Sanderson-1900.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                  <figcaption><em>Great Egret, USA, by <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/266810541\">Ryan Sanderson\/Macaulay Library.<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption>\n                <\/figure>\n<h2>On the Water<\/h2>\n<p class=\"centered\">An element of water adds a little magic to any bird photo, whether the mirrored reflection of a bird\u2019s form above the water\u2019s surface or the moment-frozen-in-time aspect of water droplets suspended in air, dripping from a Common Nighthawk\u2019s beak. Photographer Philip Chaon says a little luck and perfect timing coincided while birding one day at a small pond in New Mexico: \u201cThis pond is the only open water for miles around. Late in the afternoon, a dozen or so nighthawks appeared to drink. As they came down to take a sip, they would lift their wings and glide slowly, almost pausing as they took a big gulp before lifting off.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"nanogallery\"><a href=\"204245961\" data-ngthumb=\"204245961\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/204245961\">Gray Heron, Sweden, by Ivan Sj\u00f6gren<\/a><br \/><a href=\"249446571\" data-ngthumb=\"249446571\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/249446571\">Black-necked Stilt, USA, by Dorian Anderson<\/a><br \/><a href=\"255247461\" data-ngthumb=\"255247461\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/255247461\">Brown Booby, Japan, by yann muzika<\/a><br \/><a href=\"301253421\" data-ngthumb=\"301253421\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/301253421\">Great Crested Grebe, England, by Isaiah Rowe<\/a><br \/><a href=\"343877871\" data-ngthumb=\"343877871\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/343877871\">Common Nighthawk, USA, by Phil Chaon<\/a><br \/><a href=\"54343261\" data-ngthumb=\"54343261\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/54343261\">Gentoo Penguin, Antarctica, by Andrew Spencer<\/a><br \/><a href=\"65826261\" data-ngthumb=\"65826261\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/65826261\">American Bittern, Canada, by Sean Evans<\/a><br \/><a href=\"144655801\" data-ngthumb=\"144655801\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/144655801\">Hooded Grebe, Argentina, by Daniel Pettersson<\/a><br \/><a href=\"161969101\" data-ngthumb=\"161969101\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/161969101\">King Eider, Norway, by Jessie Barry<\/a><br \/><a href=\"203032631\" data-ngthumb=\"203032631\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/203032631\">Purple Sandpiper, USA, by Martina Nordstrand<\/a><br \/><a href=\"329934501\" data-ngthumb=\"329934501\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/329934501\">Sunbittern, Costa Rica, by Diego Quesada<\/a><br \/><a href=\"347952551\" data-ngthumb=\"347952551\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/347952551\">Eared Grebe, England, by Ben Lucking<\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large dark\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/RWBlackbird-Zhang-1900-330083031.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                  <figcaption><em>Red-winged Blackbird, USA, by <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/330083031\">Sam Zhang\/Macaulay Library<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption>\n                <\/figure>\n<h2>Bird-a-tude<\/h2>\n<p class=\"centered\">Thousands of photos in the Macaulay Library show off the full range of bird behaviors, from a raging Northern Goshawk to an in-your-face Vermilion Flycatcher; from a gaping Tawny Frogmouth to a Short-eared Owl in an odd pose stretching its wings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nanogallery\"><a href=\"37414931\" data-ngthumb=\"37414931\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/37414931\">Tawny Frogmouth, Australia, by Steven Pratt <\/a><br \/><a href=\"64050311\" data-ngthumb=\"64050311\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/64050311\">Short-eared Owl, USA, by Brad Imhoff<\/a><br \/><a href=\"65433811\" data-ngthumb=\"65433811\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/65433811\">White-tailed Eagles, Steller&#8217;s Sea-Eagle, and Large-billed Crows, Japan, by Christoph Moning<\/a><br \/><a href=\"115751371\" data-ngthumb=\"115751371\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/115751371\">Vermilion Flycatcher, USA, by Daniel Clark<\/a><br \/><a href=\"312218091\" data-ngthumb=\"312218091\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/312218091\">Northern Goshawk, Italy, by Mario Vigo<\/a><br \/><a href=\"373545991\" data-ngthumb=\"373545991\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/373545991\">Turkey Vulture, USA, by Kathryn Young<\/a><br \/><a href=\"45715441\" data-ngthumb=\"45715441\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/45715441\">Long-eared Owl, USA, by Matt Brady<\/a><br \/><a href=\"50521501\" data-ngthumb=\"50521501\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/50521501\">Tufted Coquette, Trinidad and Tobago, by Luke Seitz<\/a><br \/><a href=\"120077821\" data-ngthumb=\"120077821\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/120077821\">Little Ringed Plover, Turkey, by Ferit Ba\u015fbu\u011f<\/a><br \/><a href=\"267198251\" data-ngthumb=\"267198251\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/267198251\">Red-breasted Nuthatch, USA, by Phil Chaon<\/a><br \/><a href=\"313853171\" data-ngthumb=\"313853171\/320\" data-ngdest=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/313853171\">Northern Saw-whet Owl, Canada, by Zane Shantz<\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large dark\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/CNightjar-Langrand-1900.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                  <figcaption><em>Collared Nightjar, Madagascar, by <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/103221311\">Olivier Langrand\/Macaulay Library<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption>\n                <\/figure>\n<h2>Pair Bonds<\/h2>\n<p class=\"centered\">Birds engage with their mates in many different ways, and the Macaulay Library captures many of the behaviors that birds demonstrate to strengthen pair bonds. \u201cThe displays that birds use to attract their mates can be stunning, sometimes acrobatic, and often sweetly touching,\u201d says Mike Webster, director of the Macaulay Library. \u201cSometimes a contributor to the archive was in just the right place at just the right time to capture a courtship display in 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